Part 9
From an upstairs window that looked out onto the slave quarters Susan watched the girl on the table. She recognised the Circle Daybreak members of course. She didn't know what they were planning to do this time, but she knew one thing. This time, she was going to help them rather than kill them.
She was a different person now.
A guard came up the stairs. "Ma'am your guests are here," he said.
Susan blinked. "Guests?" Oh God, she'd completely forgotten. Every three years or so the new heads of each country met to discuss the new world, how things were changing and such. There would be meetings, hunts and dinners. This year it was her turn to host it...and with everything that had happened, she had completely forgotten.
"Where are they?" she asked.
"They're all in the conference room. They're waiting for you."
"I'm not going."
"What?" the guard said in disbelief.
"I said I'm not going. I'm not a vampire anymore. And I'm glad about it. I'm not even Susan Black Lightning anymore."
"What do I tell them?" the guard said.
"You can tell them I've changed. I'm not who I used to be. They can burn in hell for all I care. I'm going along with the revolution of the slaves." And with that, Susan turned and walked down the stairs.
She heard footsteps following her and realised Hunter Redfern was coming with her. She looked at him in surprise. Her changing sides was one thing, Hunter changing sides was something else.
"My soulmate's out there," he said simply. "I'm not going to let her fight alone."
"Let's go."
* * *
The slaves and the Circle Daybreak members stood, armed and ready to storm the castle. Julia stood in the lead, the three Wild Powers and everyone else behind her.
"Wait," Iliana said suddenly before they plunged into the castle.
Julia stopped and turned. "What?"
"We're still a Wild Power short," Iliana said. "If we're one less than four then the darkness will triumph again."
"No they won't," a clear voice said.
Julia turned. The crowd of slaves parted. She stared in disbelief. Susan stood at the centre of a part in the crowd of slaves. Hunter was with her.
"I'm not who I used to be," Susan said simply. "I'm not even a vampire anymore. An unexpected guest showed me evil isn't everything."
"How the hell'd they do that?" Keller said with a snort.
"Changed me into a Wolf. They were a new species of Night People before the millennium. And when I changed for the first time my personality seemed to change as well. I can't explain it all, I don't really understand it. But this time I know I'm not against you and if you want to fight you need my help."
The Circle Daybreak members exchanged glances. Finally, Julia nodded. "About damn time, too," she said as Susan came to join the Wild Powers behind her.
Julia led them all into the castle. They made their way to the grand hall before they were stopped. An army of darkness was waiting for them. The new Night World council was waiting. They'd been prepared for this.
"We're going to give you one change to surrender," someone at the front said. "Hand over the Wild Powers now and we'll give them a quick death."
"Go to hell," Jez yelled at them.
"Already been thanks," someone shouted back, causing a riot of evil chuckles from the Dark Army.
"You're choice," the dark leader said.
And the world exploded into violence and chaos.
* * *
From an upstairs window that looked out onto the slave quarters Susan watched the girl on the table. She recognised the Circle Daybreak members of course. She didn't know what they were planning to do this time, but she knew one thing. This time, she was going to help them rather than kill them.
She was a different person now.
A guard came up the stairs. "Ma'am your guests are here," he said.
Susan blinked. "Guests?" Oh God, she'd completely forgotten. Every three years or so the new heads of each country met to discuss the new world, how things were changing and such. There would be meetings, hunts and dinners. This year it was her turn to host it...and with everything that had happened, she had completely forgotten.
"Where are they?" she asked.
"They're all in the conference room. They're waiting for you."
"I'm not going."
"What?" the guard said in disbelief.
"I said I'm not going. I'm not a vampire anymore. And I'm glad about it. I'm not even Susan Black Lightning anymore."
"What do I tell them?" the guard said.
"You can tell them I've changed. I'm not who I used to be. They can burn in hell for all I care. I'm going along with the revolution of the slaves." And with that, Susan turned and walked down the stairs.
She heard footsteps following her and realised Hunter Redfern was coming with her. She looked at him in surprise. Her changing sides was one thing, Hunter changing sides was something else.
"My soulmate's out there," he said simply. "I'm not going to let her fight alone."
"Let's go."
* * *
The slaves and the Circle Daybreak members stood, armed and ready to storm the castle. Julia stood in the lead, the three Wild Powers and everyone else behind her.
"Wait," Iliana said suddenly before they plunged into the castle.
Julia stopped and turned. "What?"
"We're still a Wild Power short," Iliana said. "If we're one less than four then the darkness will triumph again."
"No they won't," a clear voice said.
Julia turned. The crowd of slaves parted. She stared in disbelief. Susan stood at the centre of a part in the crowd of slaves. Hunter was with her.
"I'm not who I used to be," Susan said simply. "I'm not even a vampire anymore. An unexpected guest showed me evil isn't everything."
"How the hell'd they do that?" Keller said with a snort.
"Changed me into a Wolf. They were a new species of Night People before the millennium. And when I changed for the first time my personality seemed to change as well. I can't explain it all, I don't really understand it. But this time I know I'm not against you and if you want to fight you need my help."
The Circle Daybreak members exchanged glances. Finally, Julia nodded. "About damn time, too," she said as Susan came to join the Wild Powers behind her.
Julia led them all into the castle. They made their way to the grand hall before they were stopped. An army of darkness was waiting for them. The new Night World council was waiting. They'd been prepared for this.
"We're going to give you one change to surrender," someone at the front said. "Hand over the Wild Powers now and we'll give them a quick death."
"Go to hell," Jez yelled at them.
"Already been thanks," someone shouted back, causing a riot of evil chuckles from the Dark Army.
"You're choice," the dark leader said.
And the world exploded into violence and chaos.
* * *